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2004-04-25 Britain

NUCLEAR SUB REVOLT: MUTINY ON THE TRAFALGAR

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-25 3:07:08 PM|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Muffed the link again:
Trafalgar Mutiny

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-04-25 3:20:34 PM|| 2004-04-25 3:20:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 !!!wtf is happening in Royal Navy and by extension in England? Old Albion is completely dead?

Posted by Anonymous4541 2004-04-25 3:31:38 PM|| 2004-04-25 3:31:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The story as written kinda blows my mind.

Posted by Lucky 2004-04-25 5:30:01 PM|| 2004-04-25 5:30:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Um a point here...a "mutiny" is a legal and technical term, IF there was such an incident the Royal Navy has to take full investigation and press full charges against those involved which could include life sentences I suspect although I wouldnt say definitely (not being sure on RN's policy regarding this). A mutiny is not an incident to be taken lightly. However from what I've just read I question whether its a mutiny versus failure to follow a lawful order/dereliction of duty or something else entirely. In other words..this definitely calls for an investigation but rather it needs to look into whether the sailors had just cause to be worried about the submarines performance.

Posted by Valentine 2004-04-25 5:37:16 PM|| 2004-04-25 5:37:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 "The story as written kinda blows my mind."
This, plus the fact that it's in the Daily Mail tells you everything you need to know.
The Mail and the Mirror are Leftist peacenik Brit tabloid rags--I mean, really! Their star reporters are Robert Fisk and Peter Arnett.
This story is more "Shite" as the Brits would say.

Posted by Jen 2004-04-25 5:49:09 PM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-04-25 5:49:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Send 'em home and and put the names in the papers. No deck hand jobs for you guys.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-25 5:59:48 PM|| 2004-04-25 5:59:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 things weren't up to snuff â which was why they ended up breathing diesel, which could have been harder and more hazardous to deal with under pressurization. If there were that kind of bugs before they left dock, they were probably afraid there were going to be more when they did,

HMS Hood was not exactly a world beater but I believe they gathered a crew for it.
I would consult Howard (UK) but they saw fit to take the Queens pay, and when it was time to work they shirked.

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-25 6:03:53 PM|| 2004-04-25 6:03:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 No yardarms on a sub, huh?

How about a good ole KeelHauling?

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-04-25 6:35:13 PM|| 2004-04-25 6:35:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 This happens from time to time, especially if it's a bad-luck ship. Sometimes it's a full-fledged mutiny against the CO(like the USS Vance in the late 60's) and sometimes it's the deck-apes and UNREP crew of an oiler walking off the job (as what happened in the mid 70s).

Posted by Pappy 2004-04-25 11:30:55 PM|| 2004-04-25 11:30:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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